Kramer Rs232 codes

[Deleted User]

hello all,

I have recently got a hold of a kramer VS-2216 stereo audio matrix and a VS-2516 programmable video matrix and was looking at how to control them via RS232 protocols. Can anyone give me help on the whole RS232 thing with these devices as i usually just use a relay control for the devices i have had in my system and am looking at updating it to use these two device. I am currently stull programming in the Axcess language as that is how old my system is!!
Thanks
Kevin Gray

frthomas

Protocols for the Kramer devices are all on the Kramer web site I think, unless it is very old.

From then on it is fairly standard, maybe if you can tell us a specific problem, we can help more.

Or maybe someone's got code working for it already?

[Deleted User]

well to be honest i am reasonably new to the whole amx thing but i will have a look at the kramer website and see if i can make head or tail of it, thanks

annuello

http://www.kramerelectronics.com/manuals.asp
The manual you are looking for is called VS-251. It includes details for both the VS-2516 & VS-2216. You can hook the two together and control them both from one AMX serial port if you like. (Section 9.3 of the manual.) I suggest you play around with one to start with though.

A typical command that you would send from an Axcent system is:
SEND_STRING dvMySwitcher, "$01,$85,$83"
This switches video input 5 to output 3, assuming that dvMySwitcher is assigned to a serial port in the DEFINE_DEVICE section of your program.

Hope this helps,
Roger.

[Deleted User]

thanks

thank you, that was great help as i was getting lost and then realised it was the wrong manual i was reading thats why! stupid me!